Nayyar’s & Puranik’s Medical Jurisprudence Forensics, Toxicology, Necrophilia & Graphology

Description

Here’s a breakdown of each:
Medical Jurisprudence (Legal Medicine): The application of medical science to legal questions, involving understanding injuries, determining cause of death (autopsies), and providing expert medical evidence in court.
Forensic Science: The broad field of applying scientific methods (like DNA, ballistics, trace evidence) to criminal investigations and legal proceedings.
Toxicology: The study of poisons, drugs, and other chemicals in the body, determining their effects, presence, and concentration, crucial in poisoning cases and drug-related deaths.
Necrophilia: A paraphilia involving sexual attraction to corpses; its study falls under forensic psychology and psychiatry when it relates to crimes, involving the study of the perpetrator’s mind.
Graphology (Forensic Handwriting Analysis): Analyzing handwriting to identify the writer or detect forgeries, used in cases of blackmail, fraud, or disputed documents, linking to human psychology and tendencies.